Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

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Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC has substantial expertise in representing businesses, individuals, and other parties in interest in bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including debtors, creditors, trustees, receivers, creditors’ committees, and potential purchasers in bankruptcy proceedings. We have experience in all aspects of bankruptcy, including relief from the automatic stay, use of cash collateral, contested plans of reorganization and liquidation, and avoidance of preferential or fraudulent transfers. We also have experience representing borrowers and lenders in loan workouts for non-performing and distressed investments.

Our scope of practice includes the following:

Reorganizations and Liquidations

Out-of-Court Workouts

Creditors’ Committee & Bondholder Representations

Bankruptcy and Indenture Trustee Representations

Purchase and Sale of Assets in Bankruptcy

Avoidance Actions and Fraudulent Transfer Litigation

Creditor’s Rights and Provisional Remedies

Allowance, Estimation, and Objections to Claims

Nondischargeability Actions and Objections to Discharge

Combined with our ample public law expertise, we are uniquely well situated to assist California municipalities as to claims against bankrupt estates and others creditors’ rights issues that arise in their financial affairs.